Recycled Crafts » Recycling Ideas

Recycle VHS tapes into pretty flowers or Christmas present bows

stefaniegirard — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:51 +0000

These cute flowers are made with VHS tape! How cool is that? Well when I saw this I thought that these would make great recycled bows from holiday gifts. Pop on over to CraftStylish for a ton of ideas on recycling a VHS tape and here for the flower tutorial. Just make sure you don’t recycle your wedding video:)

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Bills aren’t the only thing that comes in a security envelope-craft supplies do!

stefaniegirard — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:16 +0000

Maya Made certainly made security envelopes pretty and useful with these pretty napkin rings. What a great source for recycled paper in pretty patterns-the inside of security envelopes. Recycle them in to all sorts of paper crafts.

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Turn your fancy glassware upside down for fun holiday decor

stefaniegirard — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:20:51 +0000

I just scored some of these little battery tea lights at the 99 cents store because in my house an open flam is not a good idea with all the fiber and fabric that’s flying around. This is such a good use for them, an “illuminated tree of glassware”. I cerntainly have lots of mismatched and pretty dishes that I could do this with! Pop on over to Nifty and Thrifty for a whole bunch more fun ideas for re-styling your dishes into fun displays.

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Traditional and some not so traditional ways to recycle a bottle

stefaniegirard — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:51:38 +0000

Over at Boisdale there are some traditional ways to recycle a bottle like glasses, vases and terrariums and then some not so traditional like the one pictured here as a computer accessory.

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Recycle postage stamps into cute cupcake topper flags and Mail Art Call Out

stefaniegirard — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:03:26 +0000

I have saved cool postage stamps from mail I have received and they are just sitting in a box. Now I know what I can do with them! These cupcakes were made for an event to celebrate the release of the book Good Mail Day, see more of these tasty treats here. The authors have put a Mail Call out to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Berlin Wall. Get all the info at this post and see some inside peeks into the book there too.

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Little girl tights are transformed into a colorful snake

stefaniegirard — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:51:08 +0000

What a great way to recycle tights that have been out grown. Pop on over to the blog-Journey Into Unschooling to read more about how to make this colorful stuffed snake from tights. If you aren’t in need of a cute toy I bet this would make a great draft dodger (you know that thing you put along the bottom edge of a door to seal it a bit better)

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Bunny building made from recycled materials and solar panels

stefaniegirard — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:59:15 +0000

OK I posted a fun project using solar panels on your purse to charge your electronic goodies, now here is one of a model of a bunny building I found over at the blog Olympia Dumpster Divers also known as Ruby Reusable, a fab blog filled with tons of great recycling!

“The “Jade Rabbit” entry which won the design competition of the Macau Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo will be able to showcase Macau in “a soft but impressive way”, said the head of the Macau organising cabinet .”

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Cool slideshow of all sorts of recycled crafts from 225 Water Street Creative Arts

stefaniegirard — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:18:21 +0000

Want to see a whole bunch of entries into a cool recycled art show? Pop on over to the 225 Water Street blog and click on the slide show.

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A bloomin’ good idea on how to convert a light bulb into a bud vase

stefaniegirard — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:02:28 +0000

Over at Esprit Cabane there is this great tutorial on how to covert your old light bulbs into the cutest bud vases. I never new how simple it was! There is also another idea to turn them into salt and paper shakers.

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15 lighting recycling repurposing and upcycling ideas

stefaniegirard — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:55:39 +0000

Over at the blog Web Ecoist they have put together a great collection of repurposing of objects into some really great lighting designs. The variety of designs goes from super simple to very intricate all super cleaver and interesting.

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Lisa Kettell recycles cat toys into the cutest little ballet dancers

stefaniegirard — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:08:04 +0000

I don’t think I would have ever thought of cat toys as crafting materials but Lisa Kettell did and boy look what she can transform them into! In addition to cat toys she made some great recycled jewelry pieces too!

Lisa is the author of the book

Altered Art Circus:

Techniques for Journals, Paper Dolls, Art Cards, and Assemblages

To see some inside peeks and more projects from the book pop on over here.

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How to make tiny treasure cards out of all your leftover and cherished bits

stefaniegirard — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:52:19 +0000

Have lots of little bits of this and that calling for a new home? Well this very detailed tutorial on how to make little window cards is for you! It is brought to you by the blog Designing Moms. And looking for a great way to organize and store your greeting cards so that you can enjoy and flip through them easy, check out this cool Card Album. Pretty on it’s own or totally craft ready and customizable.

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Itty bitty baby food jars are perfect for a tea light transformation

stefaniegirard — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:15:04 +0000

I love the name of this blog- Prudent Baby, DIYs for Small Fries. Too cute. Well in addition to a cute name there are some really great projects there that any recycler will enjoy including this fabric scrap tea light quickie project. Because sometimes you only have a few minutes to squeak in a craft.

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This Crafty Mom did it old school! Just like back in my day.

stefaniegirard — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:51:49 +0000

Oh when I saw this post sent in by Tonya, the uber-crafty mom of the blog Currently Crafting it so brought me back to my childhood. Pop on over to her post and see how she transformed this trash into the cutest train accessories a kid could want!

Editor’s note: Did you know you could make a dollhouse lampshade and a little dolly skirt from a cupcake paper? Perfect pleats!

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Just 1, a super cute one that is, of 100 ways to reuse a T-shirt

stefaniegirard — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:42:11 +0000

WOW! over at the blog Hide Your Arms there is a list with links to 100 ways to recycle, upcycle, and repurpose the almighty t-shirt! The variety of ways that are posted there are sure to get your creativity flowing. This t-shirt to baby diaper project is from the blog Natural Violet and has a wonderful tutorial to go along with it!

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